Verb She was accused of slandering her former boss. Noun She is being sued for slander. He was a target of slander. We've heard countless unsupported slanders about her.

Is defamation a verb or noun?

verb (used with object), de·famed, de·fam·ing. to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel; calumniate: The newspaper editorial defamed the politician.

Is Slanderize a word?

✳slanderize

is a needless variant of slander, vb. It seems to occur mostly in speech—e.g.: • “'If you're a politician, ...